The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced admission to its January 2013 session programmes. The last date for applying to all the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes of the university is November 20 without late fee and December 20 with a late fee of Rs. 200 at the Regional Centre.

Applications are invited for courses like Masters of Computer Applications (MCA), MA in rural development, tourism management, English, Hindi, education, public administration, social work, economics, history, political science, sociology, psychology, distance education, M. Com., M.Sc. in dietetics and food services.

The university has invited applications for bachelor degree programmes like Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP), B.A. in political science, history, economics, mathematics, public administration, philosophy, psychology, sociology, English, Hindi, Urdu, tourism studies, social work, library and information sciences, B.Com., B.Sc. in physics, chemistry, mathematics, zoology and botany and all diploma and certificate programmes.

Student handbook and prospectus is available at the IGNOU Regional Centre in Vijayawada and it can be purchased for Rs.100 and submitted along with the requisite fee in the form of a demand draft to the Regional Centre, Vijayawada.

For further details please visit www.ignou.ac.in.